Geography (GEOG) 1 GEOG F302 Geography of Alaska (s) GEOGRAPHY (GEOG) 3 Credits Offered Fall, Spring and Summer GEOG F101X Expedition Earth: Introduction to Geography (s) Examines the environmental, political, cultural, and economic 3 Credits characteristics of Alaska and its sub-regions. Explores historical and Offered Fall, Spring and Summer contemporary political and economic relationships to Russia, the U.S., Introduction to essential concepts and approaches of geographic study. Asia, Circumpolar nations, and Alaska Native peoples. Also explores Explores physical, political, economic and cultural geography of major Alaska's contemporary resource development issues and environmental world culture regions. Examines each region in relation to others, and in challenges, with an emphasis on impacts of climate change. context of global economic, political and environmental change. Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0 Attributes: UAF GER Social Sciences Req GEOG F303 Geography of United States and Canada (s) Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0 3 Credits GEOG F111X Earth and Environment: Elements of Physical Offered Fall Even-numbered Years Geography (n) In-depth examination of the natural, political, cultural, and economic 4 Credits characteristics of the U.S. and Canada and their major sub-regions. Offered Fall Explores contrasts in U.S. and Canadian historical, cultural and political This asynchronous online course focuses on the processes that shape geography; sources of national identity; and interactions with aboriginal the physical environment, especially in relation to Alaska. Climate change peoples. Includes economic and political relationships between the two will serve as the capstone topic, which integrates course concepts with countries, and the role each has played in current and historical world current challenges facing society. Labs will build research and skillsets affairs. through field and computer-based activities. Special fees will apply. Prerequisites: An introductory geography course or background in United Prerequisites: Placement in WRTG F111X; placement in MATH F105. States or Canadian history, social science, or cultures. Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 3 + 0 Crosslisted with GEOS F303. GEOG F203 World Economic Geography (s) Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0 3 Credits GEOG F305 Geography of Europe (W, s) Offered As Demand Warrants 3 Credits Study of the world's major economic activities: their physical and cultural Offered Spring Even-numbered Years bases, spatial growth and distribution patterns, and their significance in In-depth examination of the natural, political, cultural and economic interregional and international development. characteristics of Europe and its major sub-regions. Explores current Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0 political and economic transformations, historical and contemporary GEOG F222 Fundamentals of Geospatial Sciences world influences, and issues of nationalism and identity. 3 Credits Prerequisites: WRTG F111X; WRTG F211X, WRTG F212X, WRTG F213X Offered As Demand Warrants or WRTG F214X; an introductory geography course or background in This course is an introduction to the principles and applications of European history, social science, or culture. geospatial science (remote sensing, GIS and GPS). Fundamental Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0 concepts include electromagnetic radiations, map projections, basic GEOG F306 Geography of Russia (s) computer science, data formats, map-reading and map-making, etc. 3 Credits Practical exercises include field data collections using GPS, photo- Offered Spring Even-numbered Years interpretation using image processing and GIS software packages. Examines the processes that shape the places, regions and landscapes Prerequisites: GEOG F111X or GEOS F101X. of Russia and the countries of the former Soviet Union. Explores the Cross-listed with GEOS F222. influence of Northern Eurasia's physical geography on Russia's social, Lecture + Lab + Other: 2.5 + 1.5 + 0 political and cultural development; Russia's role in twenty-first century GEOG F300 Internship in Geography or Geoscience geopolitical and economic affairs; Russia's conflicting spatial identities 1-3 Credits as expressed through art, literature, architecture and political discourse; Offered Fall, Spring and Summer and environmental attitudes and practices during the Imperial, Soviet and Supervised pre-professional experience in a business or agency (public or post-Soviet periods. private). Course may be repeated for credit up to a maximum of 6 credits. Prerequisites: GEOG F101X or HIST F100X; or a course in Russian history Prerequisites: Junior or Senior standing with 3.0 GPA; an internship plan or culture. approved by the intern's faculty supervisor. Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0 Cross-listed with GEOS F300. GEOG F307 Weather and Climate (n) Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 0 + 3-10 3 Credits Offered As Demand Warrants Weather systems and climate classification. Emphasis on weather system processes, measuring weather variables and physical processes of the atmosphere. Prerequisites: GEOG F111X. Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0 2 Geography (GEOG) GEOG F308 Geomorphology (n) GEOG F339 Change Detection in Arctic Systems (n, n) 3 Credits 4 Credits Offered Fall Even-numbered Years Offered Spring Odd-numbered Years Surface features of the Earth and the processes which create or modify This course focuses on methods for measuring landscape change within them. Application to Quaternary history, environmental science and Arctic Systems as well as the geomorphology of glacial landforms. A related fields. Laboratory examination of topographic maps and aerial semester long research project, field and lab based activities, and a photographs, introduction to geomorphic measurements. field trip will provide opportunities to learn about and experience the Prerequisites: GEOS F101X, GEOG F111X. application of a variety of technologies. Crosslisted with GEOS F304. Prerequisites: GEOG F111X or GEOS F101X; NRM F338. Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0 Cross-listed with GEOS F339. GEOG F310 Digital Cartography and Geovisualization (s) Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 3 + 0 4 Credits GEOG F405 Political Geography (s) Offered As Demand Warrants 3 Credits The concepts of map design, layout and presentation to effectively Offered As Demand Warrants visualize and communicate complex spatial data. Geographical analysis of the evolution, structure, internal coherence and Prerequisites: Permission of instructor. sources of strength of individual nation states, with emphasis on nations Cross-listed with GEOS F310. of the Pacific realm and Arctic periphery. Consideration of regional blocs, Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 3 + 0 spheres of influence and potential for international cooperation. GEOG F311 Geography of Asia (W, s) Prerequisites: GEOG F101X. 3 Credits Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0 Offered Spring Odd-numbered Years GEOG F410 Geography of the Pacific Rim Examines the natural, political, cultural, and economic characteristics of 3 Credits China, Japan, India-Pakistan, Southeast Asia, and the Asiatic countries of Offered As Demand Warrants the Middle East. Explores historical and current political and economic Examines the physical and human geography of the Pacific Rim. Will transformations, historical, and contemporary world influences, and employ both a global and topical approach and include aspects of foundations of regional political, economic, and military conflicts. environmental, historic, economic, social, and political issues. Regional Prerequisites: WRTG F111X; WRTG F211X, WRTG F212X, WRTG F213X or studies on physical and human geographic attributes of selected WRTG F214X; an introductory geography course or background in Asian countries will be analyzed and compared. history, social science, or culture. Prerequisites: GEOG F101X; GEOG F111X. Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0 Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0 GEOG F312 People, Places and Environment: Principles of Human GEOG F418 Biogeography Geography (s) 3 Credits 3 Credits Offered Fall Offered Fall This course explores the geography of life by examining linkages between Examines how human activity manifests itself on the earth's surface climate, geomorphology, and ecological communities with emphasis on through the geographic lenses of ethnicity, politics, industry, language, the biogeography of sub-Arctic, polar and alpine regions. religion, and demographics. Explores spatial patterns, relationships Prerequisites: NRM F277 or BIOL F371; junior/senior standing. and contrasts between places, origin and diffusion of traits, and human Cross-listed with BIOL F418. interactions with the environment. Stacked with GEOG F618; BIOL F618. Prerequisites: GEOG F101X. Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0 Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0 GEOG F422 Geoscience Applications of Remote Sensing (n) GEOG F338 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems 3 Credits 3 Credits Offered As Demand Warrants Offered Fall Remote sensing and its applications to geologic, environmental and Geographic data concepts including mapping systems, data sources, physical sciences. Includes physical principles, digital image processing editing data, GIS analysis and computer mapping. Introduction to global and hands-on project experience using satellite images for mapping and positioning systems. GIS applications in natural resources management. change detection. Course is not available for audit. Prerequisites: Knowledge of PCs or Unix workstations desirable. Prerequisites: PHYS F124X or PHYS F212X; junior standing.